Multichannel Microphone Array Design

5 Channel Microphone Array Design for
SURROUND SOUND RECORDING using CARDIOIDS
100°/17.8cm <<< FTC 100° + 100° >>> 100°/17.8cm

Third Stage - Lateral Segment Coverage and Back Pair Coverage.

There are many different LSC / BPC configurations possible.
Here are a few possible combinations showing both the distance and the orientation of the microphones.
Click on the required LSC / BPC configuration to go to the last stage in the MMAD process.

LSC 35°/ BPC 90°	LSC 40°/ BPC 80°	LSC 45°/ BPC 70°	LSC 50°/ BPC 60°	LSC 55°/ BPC 50°	LSC 60°/ BPC 40°

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CHANNELS / COVERAGE

2Ch (Stereo)

3Ch (FSSC)

4Ch (SRND)

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DIRECTIVITY

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STAGE ONE / FTC

100° + 100°

90° + 90°

80° + 80°

70°+ 70°

60°+ 60°

STAGE TWO
MIC. CONFIG.

100° / 17.8cm

90° / 20.4cm

80° / 23.2cm

70° / 26cm

60° / 29cm

50° / 31.6cm

40°/39cm